Primary
Birdwell Primary School
Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 191 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Trust
- HCAT
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 13.7
- Pupils per adult
- 13.4
- Pupils
- 184
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
85%
18 points above the Barnsley average (67% across 73 schools)
108.0
2.4 above the Barnsley average (105.6 across 73 schools)
7th of 73 by our score, among the primary schools in Barnsley we can score - 80 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 85% |
| Working at a higher standard | 19% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 82% |
| 24/25 | 85% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Barnsley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Richard Swallow
- Address
- Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB
- Telephone
- 01226742957